tadpoles???

[abcat1993]

Maybe I'll raise some toad tadpoles so they don't get eaten by the lawnmower.

[drache]

I often raise tadpoles for use as feeder frogs. I am raising a pool full this year.

James
if you are raising them in an outdoor pool, wouldn't they be subject to some of the same parasites as w/c ones?

are tadpoles themselves prone to having parasites?
I found a store that gets them sometimes and I'm wondering whether I need to freeze them, if I want to use them for scenting

[KITKAT]

James
if you are raising them in an outdoor pool, wouldn't they be subject to some of the same parasites as w/c ones?

are tadpoles themselves prone to having parasites?
I found a store that gets them sometimes and I'm wondering whether I need to freeze them, if I want to use them for scenting

Yes, to avoid parasites you will need to freeze them for at least 14 days.

Tadpoles are VERY full of parasites.

[hissy100]

Tadpole may not be a good idea to feed your garters. wild caught tadpoles have heavy parasite loads

[adamanteus]

Doubtless tadpoles carry parasites, whether or not these parasites pose a threat to our Garters I'm not convinced. I have been using tadpoles as a seasonal variation in my Garters' diet for the past 30+ years and I've not had a problem so far. They are certainly a part of a Garters' natural diet.

[drache]

our local store get tadpoles in once in a while and I asked Jeff to get some the idea was that I would freeze them and then use them for scenting
what he brought home were two gigantic tadpoles nothing like the ones of my childhood
I ended up feeding them to the concinnus mom, because she's the only snake I have that's been in the wild fairly recently
she's also the one I was going to use the scenting for, since she still won't take rodents
she won't take dead fish either though
between her gravidity and our move I haven't worked on that issue yet
but she sure ate those tadpoles fast

[Josh]

...gravidity...

that cant be a real word lol

[Stefan-A]

that cant be a real word lol

Definition of gravid - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

[Josh]

sorry.......lol

[drache]

thanks Stefan
I knew gravid was real
if gravidity wasn't (like my spell-check says), it ought to be
now I know I'm better than the spell-check